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OpenAI Rolls Out AI-Powered Web Search to More ChatGPT Users

Charu Thakur
Updated on December 19, 2024
ChatGPT Search by OpenAI

ChatGPT Search is an innovative web search tool which is powered by OpenAI and is now accessible to all ChatGPT users bringing along a host of exciting new features. By default ChatGPT intelligent selects which inquiries to direct through ChatGPT search but the users also need to have the option to tap on a new ‘Search the web’ icon within the ChatGPT interface. 

This feature provides summarized responses from several online sources which are enriched with multimedia elements such as embedded images and YouTube videos. ChatGPT Search was launched in October and it represents a major advancement from OpenAI’s earlier SearchGPT prototype which was introduced this summer. 

Making use of a refined version of OpenAI’s GPT4o model, it delivers a wealth of information from the internet which consists of new updates, sports scores, stock prices and much more along with the link to pertinent sources. Users can then pose follow-up questions to narrow down their search results. 

Initially, it was exclusive to the premium ChatGPT subscribers and ChatGPT Search is now available to all users regardless of their subscription status. OpenAI has also enhanced the speed of ChatGPT subscribers, as it was announced during a live stream on Monday, moreover, it can now be set as the default search engine access to any web browser. 

In addition to this, the mobile experience for the users has also been upgraded which further allows the users to access better-organized business information like addresses which are added with Apple Maps along with phone numbers. Along with this ChatGT Search is also now compatible with the advanced Voice Mode as well as OpenAI’s real-time conversational feature for ChatGPT. 

Shortly, users will now be able to retrieve the latest web information while using Advanced Voice Mode on both mobile as well as desktop platforms. OpenAI has also taken into consideration the feedback it received from its partners regarding the ChatGPT. 

Charu Thakur

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